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Lexington, SC, Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLELINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEContinuous Improvement ManagerPROFESSIONAL SUMMARY15+ years as a dedicated, experienced Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manager.Expert in implementing the Toyota Production System in manufacturing and non-manufacturing areas.Expert in training, facilitating, and coaching of Lean concepts to all levels of an organization.Led/participated/directed 50+ kaizen events on and off the shop floor.Excellent project management, team leadership, presentation and communication skills.Areas of Expertise:Toyota Production System Process AnalysisProject Management Six SigmaProcess Improvement Accessing Current State Value Stream MappingFacilitation Standard Work / 5SCollaboration KaizenChange Management Total Productive Maintenance - TPMRoot Cause Analysis Problem-solvingCertifications/Tools/Skills:Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, Kaizen, One-Piece Flow, Jidoka, Poke Yoke, Visual Management, Kanban, Heijunka, JIT, Takt Time, Bottleneck Analysis, Andon, Gemba, Hoshin Kanri, OEE, Cellular Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, TPM, TQM, Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Flow, Lean Audit, Quick Changeover, Right First Time, 7 Wastes, Six Big Losses, SMART Goals, KPIs, 5S, SMED, A3 Problem Solving, PDCA, Standardized Work,5 Whys, Demand Flow, MPFS, Policy Deployment, Six Sigma, DMAIC, Statistical and Process variation analysis,PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMichelin North America, Lexington, SC 2022 - 2023Industrial Progress EngineerMentored and trained cross-functional teams on continuous improvement principles, tools, and techniques to identify/eliminate waste and improve efficiency throughout the organization. Reduced defective tire inventory by 50% within 3 months. Led team implementing FIFO system for mining tires achieving one-time $4.4M cost avoidance.DS Smith Packaging, Columbia, SC 2020 2021Continuous Improvement ManagerResearched, analyzed and mapped out all workflows to remove waste and non-value-added activities andutilized formal kaizen methodologies in order to accomplish recommended solutions. Acted as Leader, Manager, Facilitator, and Mentor throughout different areas of the organization in order to establish new norms and standards company performance. Led Waste Reduction Kaizen resulting in 21% reduction and $1.1M/yr. annual savings.ARYZTA, West Columbia, SC 2017 2019Continuous Improvement ManagerTrained/implemented 5S, Standard Work, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Gemba Kaizen to help ARYZTA's largest volume Bakery in North America (30% of total volume) achieve reduced financial costs, leaner production and higher levels of food and personnel safety.Improved processes and practices at the plant floor level by reducing unrecognized inefficiency and waste (muda) through continuous improvement (Kaizen) using methodologies such as Just-In-Time (JIT), Heijunka (leveled production), and Jidoka(automation).Utilized tools developed by ARYZTA Operations Management Group (OMG) to guide research and activities (including 5 Whys and Fishbone Root Cause analysis) and assign the associated preventative action items.Managed documentation developed through the CI projects and shared best practice identification to all locations.Assisted Capital Project Teams with new line start up, systems development and training.Conducted Set-Up-Reduction Kaizen which reduced the weekly Allergen Clean Changeover times on both Cookie lines by 33% which improved throughput by $4M/yr.ConAgra Foods / Treehouse Foods, Battle Creek, MI 2015 - 2017Continuous Improvement ManagerLed and coordinated the implementation of the ConAgra Performance System (CPS)/Treehouse Performance System (TPS). Engaged Operators to take ownership of their machines and identifying HTC & HTR areas.Lead and taught the application of CPS/TPS Methodologies in order to drive improvements in plant culture while implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Led Operators to initiate their own improvement projects.Developed/Lead implementation plans for needed process improvements in order to achieve targeted results.Facilitated team training for problem-solving utilizing Focused Improvement methodology tools.Kraft Foods, Avon, NY 2013 2015Continuous Improvement EngineerResponsible for supporting Kraft Foods Integrated Lean Six Sigma (IL6S) Journey.Utilized Lean and Six Sigma principles and methodologies to drive continuous improvement initiatives.Identified opportunities and executed projects in the value stream processFacilitated Sanitation Set Up Reduction Kaizen achieving 50% reduction across 3 lines saving $750K/yr. annuallyProvided training, coaching and mentoring for improvement activities.Subject matter expert in Lean Tools of Toyota Production System (TPS).Energized team members to Learn and Do: VSM, JIT, Demand Flow, SPF, 5S, SMED, TPM, Kanban, MPFS.Sold ideas/influenced others with ability to exercise influence without authority.EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSM.S. Applied StatisticsRochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NYGraduate Certificate Quality ControlRochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NYB.S. Civil EngineeringUniversity of Virginia - Charlottesville, VALean Six Sigma Blackbelt Eastman Kodak Company / Shingijutsu Global Consulting |
